I was reminded of the movie Animal House recently as I read the latest Medpac report. I could almost hear Dean Wormer tell all PT’s, OT’s, and SLP’s “there is a little known codicil in the medicare constitution which give Medpac unlimited power to preserve order. Therefore, I now declare you under Double Secret Probation”.
Each June…
Click here to view Beat Your BANTA: How to Negotiate Wise Agreements, which was published in the June 2013 edition of IMPACT (a publication from the Private Practice Section of the APTA) and authored by David Browder, PT, DPT, OCS.
David is a private practice member and Program Director for EIM’s Institute for Managerial Leadership and on faculty for…
My last post “Cares More” provided the tone for an initiative that we are involved in entitled “Called to Care”. The initiative is a purposeful integration of the need for care excellence as the third component of quality along with clinical and service excellence. Working alongside academics, expert clinicians, millennial therapists, and private practice owners, we are convinced that we…
What is it in our nature that wants to take a problem that has a number of simple solutions and then make them extremely complicated? This blog post by David Katz, MD has some interesting framing arguments that as physical therapists we should consider. We clearly have a huge role in healthy communities, patient education, exercise and the behavior change…
To say the least, the impact of healthcare changes are vast and profound. To say the most, they are downright intimidating. PT practices are looking for ways to be viable, relevant, and differentiating in healthcare choices for patients . In my opinion, there are far too many CE courses on being viable: coding, coding changes, documentation, medicare rules and regulations, and…
I saw it. I glanced down and it was still there. I inwardly groaned. Okay, the patient checked the box. Tactfulness required.
How many of you incorporate a systems review process during the patient’s first visit with you? I have for years. Michigan is probably far from direct access and every single person receives a referral for services. A…
It’s always great to have a vacation or a holiday. This weekend typically is spent getting ready for summer. Many in Michigan head up to their cottages to open them up for the season. Those who have pools are focusing on having beautiful, clear blue water by the end of the weekend.
Take a moment. Pause and remember. For…
Kudos to the Arizona Chapter for proposing a motion (APTA members only) to reform their misguided and completely out of touch documentation standards. While I don’t think the motion is anywhere strong enough, it is a good step in the right direction and will hopefully garnish lots of support.
In part, RC24-13 reads:
“As new payment systems and…
For the last few weeks, there have been many posts like this one showing the sharp differences between charges for items like heart attacks and how large of a range there is even in geographically close facilities. This is about as surprising as the IRS targeting groups with “tea” in their name. For a real surprise this spring, look to…
Even in light of the recent merger of AB 1003 and AB 1000, and despite posts of opposition by colleagues on this blog, I remain a supporter of AB 1000. I have read the past two posts in this blog, and have worked to try to understand all sides of this issue. The bottom line is that we all would…
